Patents by Inventor John HONNIBALL

John HONNIBALL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Infrared sensor assembly and positioning system
    Patent number: 11047949
    Abstract: Examples are provided of an entertainment robot featuring an infrared apparatus for use in determining a position of an object. In these examples, a power supply of a plurality of infrared transmitters is varied, wherein a control value used to set the power supply is transmitted by the plurality of infrared transmitters. The examples may be used in a first entertainment robot, for example, to determine a distance and orientation of another entertainment robot using received infrared signals. The entertainment robot may be controlled by a computing device such as a smartphone or tablet. The entertainment robot may comprise a gaming robot to be used in solo or group gaming activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Awarri Limited
    Inventors: Christopher James Beck, John Honniball
  • INFRARED SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND POSITIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200018819
    Abstract: Examples are provided of an entertainment robot featuring an infrared apparatus for use in determining a position of an object. In these examples, a power supply of a plurality of infrared transmitters is varied, wherein a control value used to set the power supply is transmitted by the plurality of infrared transmitters. The examples may be used in a first entertainment robot, for example, to determine a distance and orientation of another entertainment robot using received infrared signals. The entertainment robot may be controlled by a computing device such as a smartphone or tablet. The entertainment robot may comprise a gaming robot to be used in solo or group gaming activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher James BECK, John HONNIBALL